diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/OWNERS b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index ae96e4f1f42..00000000000
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
-options:
-  no_parent_owners: true
-filters:
-  "(OWNERS|hot_region_config\\.go)$":
-    approvers:
-      - sig-critical-approvers-config
diff --git a/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go b/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go
index 77a2e11ea4d..7da73242b23 100644
--- a/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go
+++ b/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go
@@ -274,9 +274,21 @@ func (handler *evictLeaderHandler) UpdateConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 		args = append(args, handler.config.getRanges(id)...)
 	}
 
-	handler.config.BuildWithArgs(args)
-	err := handler.config.Persist()
+	err := handler.config.BuildWithArgs(args)
 	if err != nil {
+		handler.config.mu.Lock()
+		handler.config.cluster.ResumeLeaderTransfer(id)
+		handler.config.mu.Unlock()
+		handler.rd.JSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = handler.config.Persist()
+	if err != nil {
+		handler.config.mu.Lock()
+		delete(handler.config.StoreIDWitRanges, id)
+		handler.config.cluster.ResumeLeaderTransfer(id)
+		handler.config.mu.Unlock()
 		handler.rd.JSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
 	}
 	handler.rd.JSON(w, http.StatusOK, nil)
diff --git a/server/schedulers/evict_leader.go b/server/schedulers/evict_leader.go
index cbefceeb020..1c4cb51bf9f 100644
--- a/server/schedulers/evict_leader.go
+++ b/server/schedulers/evict_leader.go
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ func (conf *evictLeaderSchedulerConfig) getStores() []uint64 {
 }
 
 func (conf *evictLeaderSchedulerConfig) BuildWithArgs(args []string) error {
+	failpoint.Inject("buildWithArgsErr", func() {
+		failpoint.Return(errors.New("fail to build with args"))
+	})
 	if len(args) != 1 {
 		return errs.ErrSchedulerConfig.FastGenByArgs("id")
 	}
@@ -390,8 +393,15 @@ func (handler *evictLeaderHandler) UpdateConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 		args = append(args, handler.config.getRanges(id)...)
 	}
 
-	handler.config.BuildWithArgs(args)
-	err := handler.config.Persist()
+	err := handler.config.BuildWithArgs(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		handler.config.mu.Lock()
+		handler.config.cluster.ResumeLeaderTransfer(id)
+		handler.config.mu.Unlock()
+		handler.rd.JSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	err = handler.config.Persist()
 	if err != nil {
 		handler.config.removeStore(id)
 		handler.rd.JSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
diff --git a/server/schedulers/grant_leader.go b/server/schedulers/grant_leader.go
index 18be38f16a2..3e2484ecc1c 100644
--- a/server/schedulers/grant_leader.go
+++ b/server/schedulers/grant_leader.go
@@ -294,10 +294,17 @@ func (handler *grantLeaderHandler) UpdateConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 		args = append(args, handler.config.getRanges(id)...)
 	}
 
-	handler.config.BuildWithArgs(args)
-	err := handler.config.Persist()
+	err := handler.config.BuildWithArgs(args)
 	if err != nil {
-		handler.config.removeStore(id)
+		handler.config.mu.Lock()
+		handler.config.cluster.ResumeLeaderTransfer(id)
+		handler.config.mu.Unlock()
+		handler.rd.JSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	err = handler.config.Persist()
+	if err != nil {
+		_, _ = handler.config.removeStore(id)
 		handler.rd.JSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/tests/pdctl/scheduler/scheduler_test.go b/tests/pdctl/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
index 1fc69c89e79..e2a0d794adb 100644
--- a/tests/pdctl/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/tests/pdctl/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pingcap/failpoint"
 	"github.com/pingcap/kvproto/pkg/metapb"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/testutil"
@@ -480,3 +481,61 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 	echo = mustExec([]string{"-u", pdAddr, "scheduler", "remove", "split-bucket-scheduler"}, nil)
 	re.Contains(echo, "Success!")
 }
+
+func TestEvictLeaderScheduler(t *testing.T) {
+	re := require.New(t)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	cluster, err := tests.NewTestCluster(ctx, 1)
+	re.NoError(err)
+	defer cluster.Destroy()
+	err = cluster.RunInitialServers()
+	re.NoError(err)
+	cluster.WaitLeader()
+	pdAddr := cluster.GetConfig().GetClientURL()
+	cmd := pdctlCmd.GetRootCmd()
+
+	stores := []*metapb.Store{
+		{
+			Id:            1,
+			State:         metapb.StoreState_Up,
+			LastHeartbeat: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+		},
+		{
+			Id:            2,
+			State:         metapb.StoreState_Up,
+			LastHeartbeat: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+		},
+		{
+			Id:            3,
+			State:         metapb.StoreState_Up,
+			LastHeartbeat: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+		},
+		{
+			Id:            4,
+			State:         metapb.StoreState_Up,
+			LastHeartbeat: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+		},
+	}
+	leaderServer := cluster.GetServer(cluster.GetLeader())
+	re.NoError(leaderServer.BootstrapCluster())
+	for _, store := range stores {
+		pdctl.MustPutStore(re, leaderServer.GetServer(), store)
+	}
+
+	pdctl.MustPutRegion(re, cluster, 1, 1, []byte("a"), []byte("b"))
+	output, err := pdctl.ExecuteCommand(cmd, []string{"-u", pdAddr, "scheduler", "add", "evict-leader-scheduler", "2"}...)
+	re.NoError(err)
+	re.Contains(string(output), "Success!")
+	failpoint.Enable("github.com/tikv/pd/server/schedulers/buildWithArgsErr", "return(true)")
+	output, err = pdctl.ExecuteCommand(cmd, []string{"-u", pdAddr, "scheduler", "add", "evict-leader-scheduler", "1"}...)
+	re.NoError(err)
+	re.Contains(string(output), "fail to build with args")
+	failpoint.Disable("github.com/tikv/pd/server/schedulers/buildWithArgsErr")
+	output, err = pdctl.ExecuteCommand(cmd, []string{"-u", pdAddr, "scheduler", "remove", "evict-leader-scheduler"}...)
+	re.NoError(err)
+	re.Contains(string(output), "Success!")
+	output, err = pdctl.ExecuteCommand(cmd, []string{"-u", pdAddr, "scheduler", "add", "evict-leader-scheduler", "1"}...)
+	re.NoError(err)
+	re.Contains(string(output), "Success!")
+}